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Officials warn of vibrio vulnificus

Environmentalists with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are warning people about a rise in vibrio vulnificus, or bacterial infections, in the bay that can lead to amputation or death if not treated properly.

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Updated: 10:31 PM EDT Aug 1, 2014

Officials warn of vibrio vulnificus

Environmentalists with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are warning people about a rise in vibrio vulnificus, or bacterial infections, in the bay that can lead to amputation or death if not treated properly.

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WEBVTT DOCTORS SAY THERE IS NO CURE FOR EBOLA, BUT THE EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE IS IN THE WORKS. CASES OF THE FLESH EATING BACTERIA FROM MARYLAND WATERS IS ON THE RISE. JUST THIS WEEK, A MARYLAND MAN NEARLY LOST HIS LEG FROM ONE OF THOSE INFECTIONS. IT WARNING TONIGHT. KAREN CAMPBELL IS LIVE. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO STAY SAFE. GOOD EVENING. THOSE AT THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO CREATE PANIC, THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP EVERYONE INFORMED AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE DILIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING IN THE WATER. THEY MAY LOOK INVITING, BUT MARYLAND'S WATERWAYS CAN ALSO BE DEADLY. ENVIRONMENTALIST WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION ARE WARNING PEOPLE ABOUT A RISE IN BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN THE BAY THAT CAN LEAD TO A HABITATION OR EVEN DEATH IF NOT TREATED PROPERLY. PRODUCE KERRY. A 66-YEAR-OLD MARYLAND MAN IS RECOVERING AFTER HE NEARLY LOST HIS LEG TO THE BACTERIA WHILE SWIMMING IN THE BAY. A CUT ON HIS BODY BECAME INFECTED. THAT IS WHEN THE BACTERIA BEGIN TO FEED ON THIS FLESH. IT LIVES IN WARM COASTAL WATERS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. INFECTION MAY ALSO BE ACQUIRED BY EATING RAW OR UNDERCOOKED SEAFOOD FROM THOSE WATERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE DATA TO SEE HOW FREQUENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING TO SEE IF IT REALLY IS AN INCREASING PROBLEM OR IF IT IS JUST A STATUS -- THE STATUS QUO. THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF VIBRIO REACH 57 LAST YEAR. THERE WERE 33 IN 2008 AND IN 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 18. ACCORDING TO THE CVS, THEY NOTED THE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS COULD BE DUE TO POLLUTION. CREXENDO. TAKE CARE OF THE TRASH, IT HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE. MOST OF THE TIME IT ENDS UP IN THE WATERWAY. WATERWAYS THAT HE WILL KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON. I TRY NOT TO GO OUT THAT MUCH INTO THE WATER WITH AN OPEN WOUND. IF I DON'T HAVE AN OPEN WOUND, I GUESS I CAN GO. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY REMEMBER, THIS INFECTION IS RARE. STAY SAFE. REMEMBER, IF YOU HAVE AN OPEN CUT OR WOUND, DON'T GO INTO THE WATER. IF YOU DO GET CUT WHILE IN THE WATER, THEY SAY YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY WASH IT WITH SOAP AND WATER OR USE HAND SANITIZER

Officials warn of vibrio vulnificus

Environmentalists with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation are warning people about a rise in vibrio vulnificus, or bacterial infections, in the bay that can lead to amputation or death if not treated properly.